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The book Seven Shades of Love published by Penguin Random House India brings together 57 poems

Days after reports of rift within EC, it announces several steps to address SIR concerns; new voters seeking inclusion in rolls after SIR need not submit declaration with Form 6; it extends deadline for filing claims and objections in Delhi and Maharashtra

Simultaneous inspections cover 70 hotels, restaurants and other eateries in all 28 districts; finds several serious violations, including unhygienic kitchens, improper storage of food, use of unauthorised artificial colours and flavour enhancers, and prolonged storage of cooked food in poorly maintained freezers

The court holds ‘personal law may determine whether a marriage has been contracted’, but cannot create an exception to a criminal law where Parliament has provided none, dismissing a petition seeking the quashing of an FIR registered against a man for rape under the BNS and the POCSO Act

The External Affairs Minister says smaller groupings are supportive of UN and will push for its reform 

State had no role in enacting the Act and it has not taken any action that is discriminatory towards transgender persons, A.P. tells court

The Ladakh administration is organising a music festival exactly a year after firing on a Statehood agitation caused the deaths of four Leh residents, with the anniversary being observed as Martyrs Month

The ₹450-crore first close is backed by a mix of leading IIT-Madras alumni including Kris Gopalakrishnan (co-founder of Infosys and chairperson, Axilor Ventures) and prominent family offices, along with institutions, corporates and banks

Former West Bengal CM says she has spoken to CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on the issue and will support any party that holds protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

After getting a ₹500 challan, the rider complains to the Bengaluru Traffic Police and seeks rectification; the incident draws attention to the limitations of AI-dependent traffic systems; AI sharpens with more data, says a senior official

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna delegation will also interact with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta

Attempts to undermine global confidence in India’s democratic framework or electoral processes for short-term political gain are deeply unfortunate, he says

The protests centred on a demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy unveils Manmohan Singh’s statue in Financial District in the city